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1 = Audit Interval =
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3 The maximum time until the next CQM Audit is determined by the following factors:
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5 * The Rank achieved from the previous audit
6 * If the previous audit was a remote or an on-site audit
7 * The Rank achieved from the current audit
8 * If the current audit was a remote or an on-site audit
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10 And the following rules:
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12 * The Rank can only improve by 1 step from the previous audit.
13 * The best possible Rank resulting from an initial audit is C.
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15 This results in the following re-audit intervals:
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17 (% border="2" class="table-hover" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; text-align:center" %)
18 |=Audit Rank|=Previous Audit Rank|=Re-Assessment no later than …
19 after Remote Audit|=Re-Assessment no later than ...
20 after On-site Audit
21 |(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" %)A|A|36 month|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" %)36 month
22 |B|24 month
23 |(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" %)B|A or B|24 month|(% colspan="1" rowspan="2" %)24 month
24 |C|18 month
25 |C|(((
26 A, B, C, D or Initial Audit
27 )))|12 month|12 month
28 |D|any|Re-audit ASAP|Re-audit ASAP
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30 = Remote Audit Option =
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32 A subsequent audit is permitted to be a Remote Audit, if:
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34 * the Rank of the preceding audit was A or B, and
35 * the preceding audit was an on-site audit, and
36 * both the Vendor and the Auditor agree that the audit shall be conducted as a Remote Audit.
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38 In any other case, the subsequent audit shall be an on-site audit.
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